Bulkley Valley Museum

December 9, 2010

BV Museum Receives Inaugural Tourism Excellence Award

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Press Release: October 26, 2010

SMITHERS: The Smithers District Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the Bulkley Valley Museum was the inaugural winner of the Tourism Excellence Award, presented at the Community and Business Awards held Saturday, October 23 at the Aspen Inn in Smithers. This award is sponsored by Tourism Smithers and the BV Museum was announced the winner for its contribution to Cultural Tourism in the Valley, both for the unique exhibits developed and on dis- play at the museum annually, and for its expansion of the exhibits to include moving the displays to local businesses in the creation of the highly successful Smithers Culture Crawl.

Chamber president George Whitehead said, “All of this year’s finalists have contributed to a highly successful year for the area’s tourism industry. Smithers has established itself as a leading northern British Columbian tourist destination and the Chamber recognizes the high value cultural tourism plays in attracting visitors to our area. We are honoured to present the preservers of our history, and the creators of new opportunities to showcase our cultural uniqueness, with this pres- tigious award.”

“Finalists should be justifiably proud of their achievements and the Chamber of Commerce is privileged to organize an event and evening that pays tribute to the hard work and dedication of major contributors to our tourism industry. Congratulations to the Bulkley Valley Museum on be- ing this year’s award winner in the Tourism Category.”